विपद्

स्त्री० [सं० वि√पद् (गमन)+क्विप्] १. विपत्ति। आफत। संकट। २. मृत्यु। ३. नाश

His body is smeared with ashes, snake as garland in his neck, venom in his throat, sacred Ganga in his hair and catastrophic fire in his forehead |

Lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system.